left = cputime_div(cputime_sub(expires.cpu, val.cpu),
                                   nthreads);
                do {
-                       if (!unlikely(t->flags & PF_EXITING)) {
+                       if (likely(!(t->flags & PF_EXITING))) {
                                ticks = cputime_add(prof_ticks(t), left);
                                if (cputime_eq(t->it_prof_expires,
                                               cputime_zero) ||
                left = cputime_div(cputime_sub(expires.cpu, val.cpu),
                                   nthreads);
                do {
-                       if (!unlikely(t->flags & PF_EXITING)) {
+                       if (likely(!(t->flags & PF_EXITING))) {
                                ticks = cputime_add(virt_ticks(t), left);
                                if (cputime_eq(t->it_virt_expires,
                                               cputime_zero) ||
                nsleft = expires.sched - val.sched;
                do_div(nsleft, nthreads);
                do {
-                       if (!unlikely(t->flags & PF_EXITING)) {
+                       if (likely(!(t->flags & PF_EXITING))) {
                                ns = t->sched_time + nsleft;
                                if (t->it_sched_expires == 0 ||
                                    t->it_sched_expires > ns) {